JOANIE SURPOSA UY vs. JOSE NGO CHUA, G.R.
No. 183965, September 18, 2009.
“x
x x.
A judgment void for want of
jurisdiction is no judgment at all.
It cannot be the source of any right or the creator of any obligation. All acts
performed pursuant to it and all claims emanating from it have no legal
effect. Hence, it can never become
final, and any writ of execution based on it is void. It may be said to be a lawless thing that can
be treated as an outlaw and slain on sight, or ignored wherever and whenever it
exhibits its head.[1]
X
x x.”
